So, this is me:
I can make a sofa from scratch. Yes, I can design, cut, glue, screw, and staple together a wooden furniture frame. I can cut, sew and upholster a sofa after I have prepped it with springs and foam.
Yes, growing up in a family business means I had to be a jack of all trades, including cleaning the employee bathrooms and sweeping the factory floor. When I mentioned that at MD Pictures, where I was the COO a few years ago, people’s jaws nearly hit the floor. Humble beginnings make for interesting stories and people are hard-pressed to believe them. However, there are so many fun stories that would make for some fun blogs.
What kinds of stories?
Well, there was a time when our cow died when my parents were on vacation. We had to hide it from our parents. My brother and I had fun with it and didn’t tell them until much later so they could enjoy their trip. There was a time we found a dead coyote on the driveway.
Or the time my dad and I were on a business trip in Houston Texas and I asked the immigration officer to question my dad about the whereabouts of his driver’s license for fun.
Maybe the time my brother and I drove 140-150km/h from Caledon to Montreal with a pullout couch in the back for a customer. I am pretty sure if we calculated the ROI on that trip, we lost money. A back-and-forth trip in a day from Caledon to Montreal was not fun, but we did it.
My dad and I used to work through many nights to get things ready for clients. My brother and I used to goof around as much as we could while working. Those were fun times and although we worked long hours, we had fun.
So, I am a combination of all that.
Having had to be responsible and be good all the time as the captain of the soccer team. Always being a business owner or the son of the owner, we always had to behave respectably. This was a burden and not a good one. Often my brother and I couldn’t be the kids we wanted to be. We had to be responsible and set a standard for behavior, quality, and of course the way we talked to others.
This is where people skills come in. This is where we shine. Talking to people and getting people to join a cause… This was our cause, but of course, we paid them. However, getting people to listen, obey, and even step up at times is where we as a family and individuals always did our best. All that and more is what makes me, me. So, my branding is an accumulated experience throughout my life. I plan to carry all that and more into the future when I launch the new books and open it all up on social media.
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